> So why can't I use temp.nsnCurrPid in temp.nsnCurrPtitle.data? > > temp.nsnCurrPtitle.data = DB : pages : temp.nsnCurrPid : title > > Returns nothing. How come? You have chosen programmer's aproach and failed to realize that TypoScript is not a programming language. Don't worry, you are not alone. Tomas Mrozek